Following the succesful symposium in 2015, RAIN is organizing a training on water harvesting technologies in Kenya, with the support of ICRAF and ZOA. The training will take place in the field and is focused on practical experiences, explained by local and international experts. Click here to see the preliminary program. For more information, please… Read more

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The Sustain Darfur program, led by ZOA Sudan, looks at Darfur’s water problems from a catchment perspective. As a member of the Aqua 4 Darfur partnership, RAIN (a brand of Aidenvironment) is assessing the social and technical issues in 11 catchments and identifying opportunities to implement water infrastructure that will reduce fluctuations in water levels… Read more

From November 20th – 24th, leaders of 26 VIA Water funded projects gathered in Accra, Ghana, to share skills and learn from each other and from facilitators. The seminar touched upon different topics including leadership, communication and marketing, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, and project management in general. At the start of the seminar, project… Read more

Aidenvironment will participate in the Industry Leaders Forum on Tuesday 31st of October, 2017 of the International Water Week in Amsterdam. Industry Leaders Forum Industry Leaders Forum 2017 (ILF) as part of the Integrated Leaders Forum will address multiple issues to secure sustainable use of water and environment for now and in the future. This… Read more

In several catchments across the country, Catchment Management Organization (CMOs) had already been established -some in operation for more than a year- but with different ways of operating and mixed success. There were no guidelines on the operation or self-organization of CMOs. In July 2017, RAIN was asked to develop CMO working procedures (i.e. how… Read more

Kajiado town is situated in Kajiado County, one of the 47 counties in Kenya. Kajiado town (16.000 inhabitants, in 2013) faces a number of serious water challenges, both in runoff management as well as in water supply. To overcome the water issues in Kajiado town interventions, such as infiltration pits/galleries, flow gardens, parks, wetlands as… Read more

Based on a successful pilot in Uganda, we have launched a new and innovative concept in Rwanda during the last week of July 2017. The Rain 4 Sales (R4$) concept tests the business case for selling stored (rain)water by local entrepreneurs and/or community cooperatives in Rwanda. With my colleague from Uganda, James W. Kisekka, and… Read more

RAIN is an international network with the aim to increase access to water for vulnerable sections of society in developing countries - women and children in particular - by collecting and storing rainwater.